est Books for SSC CGL Preparation: CGL Tier I & Tier II

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government jobs and one of the most sought after jobs includes SSC CGL. SSC CGL is one of
the most prominent public sector jobs of all times. Students need to prepare as per a proper SSC
CGL study plan as should go by the SSC CGL exam pattern and syllabus. So, we provide
you an article on Best Books for SSC CGL 2017 Preparation.

SSC CGL Exam Pattern:

As per the SSC CGL Notification 2017, SSC will be conducted in four tiers as follows:

Tier -I Written Examination (Objective MCQ Type)

Tier -II Written Examination (Objective MCQ Type)

Tier -III Descriptive Paper in either English or Hindi (Essay/Precis/Letter /Application

Writing)

Tier -IV Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test/ Document Verification

SSC CGL Best Books to be followed:

For a successful attempt in SSC CGL, you will definitely go for a book which is more than just
information. In other words, you will go for a smart book. 1 smart book is way better than 5
unorganized ones. So, we strongly suggest you to go through smart and reliable books.
Remember, nothing is more precious than time. SO, instead of wasting your time with some
unorganized study materials, follow some great and standard books which will really help you.
In case you are confused, we provide you the list of Best Books for SSC CGL Preparation:

Name of the section Books to be followed

Arihants Fast Track Objective Arithmetic

Mathematics 7300+ objective by Rakesh Yadav
Quantitative Aptitude Quantitative aptitude by RS Aggarwal
Fast Track by Rajesh Verma
NCERT books for Maths (Class 7th to Class 10th)

Objective General English by S P Bakshi (Arihant)

High School grammar by Wren and Martin
Plinth to Paramount by Neetu
English Language
Previous Year questions of SSC by Kiran
Parkashan
Word Power made easy by Norman Lewis
 Quick learning Objective General English by RS
Aggarwal & Vikas Aggarwal

Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey

Kirans SSC Reasoning chapterwise
Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
Reasoning Ability
A New Approach to REASONING Verbal & Non-
Verbal by Arihant

Manorama Yearbook 2016 (English)

Arihants SSC CGL Solved Papers (2010-2015)
General Awareness
Lucents General Knowledge

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When you sit with a book to refer, it kills a lot of time searching for topics in the book. Let us
now suggest you which chapters to follow and from which books. Please note that the table
below contains mere suggestion for what to follow. You can refer to any other book if you think
is best for you:

Name of the
Name of the Topics Books To Refer (Suggested)
Chapter

Divisibility NCERT Class 7 Chapter 2, 9

LCM and HCF NCERT Class 10 Chapter 1
Number System Fractions & Decimal M.Tyra Chapter 4,7,8, 9 and
fractions 12

BODMAS NCERT Class 8 Chapter 1

NCERT Class 8 Chapter 12

Surds and indices NCERT Class 9 Chapter 1
Basic Mathematics M.Tyra Chapter 11

NCERT Class 8 Chap 6 and 7

Square & Cube Root
M.Tyra Chapter 5 & 6

Linear equation NCERT Class 8 Chap 2 and 9.

Graphs of Linear NCERT Class 9 Chap 4
Algebra
Equations NCERT Class 10 Chap 3
 Quadratic equations NCERT Class 8 Chap 14
Polynomials NCERT Class 9 Chap 2
Basic algebraic identities NCERT Class 10 Chap 4

M.Tyra Chapter 24
Alligation Quantitative Aptitude by
R.S Aggarwal Chapter 20

Average M.Tyra Chapter 19

Average, Ratio &
Proportion
NCERT Class 8 Chap 13
Ratio & proportion
M.Tyra Chapter 16

Partnership M.Tyra Chapter 17

NCERT Class 8 Chap 8

Percentage
Percentage M.Tyra Chapter 18

Time, speed & distance

M.Tyra Chapter 25 to 30
Problems on trains
Quantitative Aptitude by
Boat & streams
Time & Distance R.S Aggarwal Chapter 15 to
Time, Work and Wages
19
Pipes and Cisterns

Profit & Loss

Simple Interest &
Profit & Loss & M.Tyra Chapter 21 to 24
Compound Interest
Interest
Discount

Triangle and its centres

Congruence and
similarity of triangles
Circle and its chords
NCERT Class 9 Chapter 6, 7,
Tangents & angles
8 and 10.
subtended by chords of a
circle
Geometry Common tangents to two
or more circles

NCERT Class 8 Chap 3 & 11.

Mensuration (Area and
NCERT Class 9 Chap 9, 12,
Volume)
13.
NCERT Class 10 Chapter 13
 M.Tyra Chapter 31 & 32

Trigonometry:

Trignometric ratios NCERT Class 10 Chapter 8

Degree and Radian
Measures
Standard Identities
Complementary angles
Heights and Distances
and 9
Quantitative Aptitude book
M.Tyra Chapter 36

Data sufficiency &

analysis
Histogram, Frequency
Data interpretation
polygon, Bar diagram &
Pie chart
M.Tyra Chapter 34 & 35
Quantitative Aptitude by
R.S Aggarwal Chapter 36-39

Progression (AP + GP) NCERT Class 10 Chapter 5

Miscellaneous
Series M.Tyra Chapter 33

Best Books for SSC CGL 2017: Whats next?

After you go through books, you also need to go through SSC CGL mock tests to analyse how
prepared you are. Sit and attempt SSC CGL test series and check your preparation level. When
you practice SSC CGL previous year question papers, you will be able to prepare yourself for the
type of questions asked in the SSC CGL exam. If you wish to get reliable sources for SSC CGL
Previous year question papers, you can check this table for a few:

SSC CGL Sections (SSC CGL Previous year

Books to be followed
question papers and SSC CGL practice sets)

SSC Mathematics Chapterwise Solved Papers

Quantitative Aptitude
1999 Till Date by Kiran Prakashan

SSC English Language Chapterwise Solved

English Section
Papers 1997-Till Date by Kiran Prakashan

SSC General Awareness Chapterwise Solved

General Awareness
Papers 1997 Till Date by Kiran Prakashan
 SSC Reasoning Chapterwise Solved Papers
General Intelligence & Reasoning
1999 Till Date by Kiran Prakashan